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Kirchner seizure upheld, international appeal underway

Overview

In early July 2026 the Argentine Supreme Court upheld a seizure of roughly 685 billion pesos linked to the Vialidad corruption case, confirming the liability of former president Cristina Kirchner, businessman Lázó Báez and other defendants. Kirchner and Báez filed *recurso de queja* motions the next day, contesting the seizure of certain properties and a safety‑deposit box, but the orders remained enforceable while authorities continued asset valuation and administration.

On 17 July 2026 the Federal Oral Tribunal 2 suspended the opening of the Vialidad II trial after the defense of former Vialidad official Sandro Fergola failed to appear, granting the team until September to name new counsel.

Kirchner’s defense expanded shortly thereafter, adding Brazilian constitutional lawyer Rafael Valim, an adviser to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, to work alongside Spanish ex‑judge Javier Borrego. The duo is preparing an appeal of Kirchner’s six‑year prison sentence and perpetual disqualification before international tribunals and human‑rights bodies, arguing that the domestic trial violated fundamental rights. Valim has indicated the strategy will be announced publicly in Buenos Aires, and the team is readying filings with the United Nations, the Inter‑American system and other courts. Kirchner remains under house arrest as these international efforts proceed.

Political reactions stay polarized, with the governing coalition praising the seizure as an anti‑corruption milestone and Kirchner’s camp decrying the process as persecution.

Timeline

  1. 10 days ago

    [POLITICS] 14 sources
    Cristina Kirchner hires Brazilian lawyer to challenge Vialidad conviction internationally

    Cristina Kirchner adds Brazilian lawyer Rafael Valim to her team, aiming to challenge her six‑year Vialidad prison sentence and asset‑seizure order before international courts, after Argentina’s Supreme Court ‑

  2. 16 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Sandro Fergola's Vialidad II Trial Suspended Over Absent Defense Lawyers

    Argentina’s TOF 2 suspended the Vialidad II trial after Sandro Fergola’s defense lawyers did not appear, a move seen as a deliberate delay in the corruption case linked to Cristina Kirchner.

  3. 29 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Argentina's former president Cristina Kirchner files new legal appeals to block asset seizure

    Former president Cristina Kirchner filed appeals to stop a $684.99 billion asset seizure in Argentina's Vialidad corruption case, targeting properties and family holdings.

  4. 30 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Argentina's former President Cristina Kirchner files appeal to halt $685bn asset seizure in Vialidad case

    Former Argentine president Cristina Kirchner and businessman Lázaro Báez filed complaints to delay the enforcement of a Supreme Court‑ordered $685 billion asset seizure in the Vialidad case; the appeals have no

  5. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources
    Argentina Supreme Court Confirms $685 bn Asset Seizure in Vialidad Corruption Case

    Argentina's Supreme Court upheld a $685 bn asset seizure against former president Cristina Kirchner, Lázaro Báez and others in the Vialidad corruption case, rejecting their appeals as they seek to delay its执行.

  6. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 6 sources
    Cristina Fernández files appeal to halt $685 bn asset seizure

    Cristina Fernández appealed to halt a $685 bn asset seizure in the Vialidad corruption case after the Supreme Court upheld the updated amount.

  7. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 13 sources
    Argentina Supreme Court orders $685 billion seizure of ex‑president Cristina Kirchner assets

    Argentina's Supreme Court confirmed a $685 billion asset seizure against Cristina Kirchner and co‑defendants in the Vialidad case, rejecting all appeals, while the prosecutor seeks to cancel her restored widow‑

  8. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Cristina Fernández de Kirchner asks Supreme Court to halt property seizure

    Cristina Fernández de Kirchner appealed to Argentina's Supreme Court to block seizure of her children’s assets in the Vialidad case, while ruling party legislators demanded her release from house arrest andsent

  9. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Argentina's ex-president Cristina Kirchner asks Supreme Court to stop seizure of children’s assets

    Former Argentine president Cristina Kirchner filed a Supreme Court complaint to halt the seizure of 19 properties belonging to her children, linked to the Vialidad graft case.

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